Evansville metropolitan area

Evansville Metro, Tri-state area
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Evansville–Henderson, IN–KY, Combined Statistical Area
Downtown Evansville skyline from Dreier Boulevard
Map of Evansville–Henderson, IN–KY CSA   Evansville, IN MSA   Henderson, KY µSA   City of Evansville   City of Henderson
Country	United States
State	Indiana Kentucky
Largest city	Evansville, Indiana
Other cities	– Boonville, IN – Henderson, KY – Newburgh, IN – Princeton, IN – Mount Vernon, IN
Area
• Total	2,367 sq mi (6,130 km2)
Highest elevation	595 ft (181 m)
Lowest elevation	320 ft (98 m)
Population
• Total	358,676
• Rank	160th in the U.S.
• Density	152.9/sq mi (59.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5

The Evansville metropolitan area is the 164th largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the United States. The primary city is Evansville, Indiana, the third most populous city in Indiana and the most populous city in Southern Indiana as well as the hub for Southwestern Indiana. Other Indiana cities include Boonville, Mount Vernon, Jasper, Oakland City, Princeton, and Vincennes. Large towns in Indiana include Chandler, Fort Branch, McCutchanville, and Newburgh. Cities in Kentucky include Henderson, Dixon, Providence, and Robards and currently covers an area of 2,367 sq mi (6,130 km²). It is the primary metropolitan area in the Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky Tri-State Area.

History

It was originally designated the Evansville, Indiana, standard metropolitan area and was formed by the United States Census Bureau in 1950, consisting solely of Vanderburgh County, Indiana. As surrounding counties saw an increase in their population densities and the number of residents employed within Vanderburgh County, they met Census criteria to be added to the MSA. Four Indiana counties and two Kentucky counties are now a part of this MSA.

Because it includes counties in both Indiana and Kentucky, the Evansville metropolitan area is sometimes referred to as "Kentuckiana". The entire region is usually referred to as the Tri-State because of Illinois bordering Posey County less than 20 miles west of Evansville and to distinguish it from the Louisville metropolitan area.

Major employers

Healthcare

• Deaconess Health System, Evansville and Newburgh
• St. Vincent Health, Evansville

Industrial

• Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana
  Gibson County
• Alcoa
  Warrick County
• SABIC, formerly GE Plastics
  Posey County
• CenterPoint Energy, formerly Vectren,^[1] Operates three power plants in the area in Posey and Warrick Counties.
• Duke Energy Indiana, Operates a power plant in Gibson County.

Current populations

¹ County was not a part of Evansville MSA at the time of this Census and the county's population is not included in MSA total.

See also

• Southwestern Indiana
• Owensboro metropolitan area
• Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area

References

External links

• U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Archived April 1, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
• U.S. Census Bureau population estimates at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2006-12-06)
• Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-03-09)
• About Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas
• Historical Metropolitan Area Definitions at the Wayback Machine (archived 1999-10-09)